This Redditor Is Going Viral for Doing Her Grandma's Makeup

If you spend enough time deep in the beauty web, the phrase "viral makeup" likely conjures up a certain type of image. It might be Shrek eyebrows or sunburn-inspired eye makeup or flower vase hair. But a 15-year-old burgeoning makeup artist in the U.K., who simply goes by Kate, has managed to bring a tear to the waterproof mascaraed eyes of Reddit beauty lovers with someone a lot more wholesome.

This week, Redditor Katingvideos took to R/MakeupAddiction with a photo of her latest makeover — her grandmother. A sweet before and after photo shows off her grandmother's full beat. Kate filled in her brows, contoured the heck out of her face, and added lashes, a smoky eye, and a red lip. The end result is lovely, and as one commenter explains, doing makeup on mature skin is no easy feat for a newbie makeup artist.

"Makeup is my passion and I never tried it on someone older, so I thought it would be a fun challenge," Kate tells Allure. "I feel like we should spend more time with our grandparents, which is why I wanted to do this." Her grandmother was "up for it and she liked it," Kate says. The end result was a bit "extra" for her grandmother — but that didn't stop fellow Redditors from heaping praise on Kate for her skills with makeup and as a granddaughter.

"This is amazing, I see so many people getting makeup wrong on older women, but you really nailed it!!! She looks lovely (before and after," one commenter wrote. "It’s sounds like a sweet bonding moment. You did a great job! I bet that glow to her face has more to do with her being happy to spend time with you than from any bronzer though!" another chimed in. The grandma glow-up is real.